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James Costigan (1926–2007)

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James Costigan, the Emmy Award-winning TV writer and Broadway dramatist, was born James Smith in East Los Angeles, California on March 31, 1926. He won three Emmy Awards, for "Little Moon of Alban" (which appeared on the Hallmark Hall of Fame) in 1959; Love Among the Ruins, a TV movie starring Katharine Hepburn and Laurence Olivier in 1976; and Eleanor and Franklin in 1977... See full bio »

Born:

James Joseph Smith
in Los Angeles, California, USA

Died:

(age 81) in Bainbridge Island, Washington, USA
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1988 Mr. North (screenplay)
 
1985 King David (story based upon The Books of Samuel I and II Chronicles I and the Psalms of David)
 
1979 S.O.S. Titanic (TV movie) (written by)
 
1977 Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years (TV movie)
 
1976 F. Scott Fitzgerald in Hollywood (TV movie)
 
1976 Eleanor and Franklin (TV movie)
 
1975 Love Among the Ruins (TV movie)
 
1975 In This House of Brede (TV movie) (written by)
 
1974 F. Scott Fitzgerald and 'The Last of the Belles' (TV movie) (written for television)
 
1972 A War of Children (TV movie) (written by)
 
1967 ITV Play of the Week (TV series)
– Little Moon of Alban (1967) (script)
 
1964 Little Moon of Alban (II) (TV movie) (play)
 
1963 Feuer lodern überall (TV movie) (play)
 
1962 Die sündigen Engel (TV movie) (play)
 
1961 The Catholic Hour (TV series)
– Little Moon of Alban (1961) (writer)
 
1960 Cradle Song (TV movie) (adaptation)
 
1959 A Doll's House (TV movie) (adaptation)
 
1959/I The Turn of the Screw (TV movie)
 
1959 Startime (TV series)
– The Turn of the Screw (1959) (adaptation)
 
1958 The DuPont Show of the Month (TV series)
– Wuthering Heights (1958) (adaptation)
 
1958 Little Moon of Alban (TV movie) (writer)
 
1957 The Lark (TV movie) (television adaptation)
 
1956 G.E. True Theater (TV series)
– The Shunning (1956) (adaptation)
 
1956 Anne of Green Gables (TV movie)
 
1955 The United States Steel Hour (TV series)
– White Gloves (1955) (writer)
– A Wind from the South (1955) (writer)
 
1953 Ponds Theater (TV series)
– Rain No More (1953) (writer)
 
1952 Studio One in Hollywood (TV series)
– Captain-General of the Armies (1952) (adaptation)
 
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1977 Grand Theft Auto
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1954 Mama (TV series)
Mr. Corrigan
– T.R.'s Surprise Party (1954) … Mr. Corrigan
 
1953 Campbell Summer Soundstage (TV series)
– The Happy Headline (1953)
 
1953 The Web (TV series)
– The World My Cage (1953)
– The Bells of Damon (1953)
 
1953 Ponds Theater (TV series)
– Rain No More (1953)
 
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1997 Teach Me Tonight (electrician)
 

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Baby Want a Kiss (1964). Comedy. Written by James Costigan. Scenic Design by Peter Harvey. Costume Design by Peter Harvey. Lighting Design by David Hays. Little Theatre: 19 Apr 1964- 22 Aug 1964 (148 performances + 16 previews that began on 6 Apr 1964). Cast: James Costigan (as "Edward"), Paul Newman... See more »

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Retired to Bainbridge Island, Washington and lived as a recluse; was found dead in his apartment by two concerned neighbors; it was estimated that he had been dead for about a week before he was found. See more »

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